Photographer Spends 2 Years Photographing Animals That May Soon Be Extinct, And It Breaks Our Hearts

For most of us, threatened animals are a far-away riddle. British photographer Tim Flach, however, has spent the last 2 years heroic their environments and substantiating their tenuous actualities. The ensuing body of work, Endangered , provides us with an intimate and uncommon position into the beautiful lives of Earth’s most threatened humen, and reminds us of everything we should be afraid to lose.

From categories we’re all familiar with( polar endure, snow leopard, cheetah) to exotic ogres we’d merely suspect in fantasy films( saiga, Philippine eagle, olm salamander ), Flach presents a wide spectrum of biodiversity with Endangered , and removes light on the unique challenges service animals fronts in order to endure. Some have had their numbers cut down by habitat demolition. Others permit more fearful ordeals, such as chase, poaching, and being sold into the black market.

Flach has often went on to state that he aims to reveal the relationships that connect humans to our wilder equivalents. Staring into the eyes of the swine featured in Endangered , it’s heartbreaking to imagine that any one of them “wouldve been” be considered less worthy of life than one of us. Scroll down to see the most impressive shots from the serial, and vote for the ones that took your gulp away.